Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bath Mind SME
- Value
- £211,693
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 010173-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2025
- Published19 Mar 2025Published the same day
Description
This notice is placed as an intention to award to inform the market that NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("BSW") are intending to award the Breathing Space Service to Bath Mind following the outcome of under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process. The aim of the Mental Health Place of Calm Service in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) is to operate as a space for individuals who are suffering from mental health issues or emotional distress to be able to visit and receive immediate support. The service is aimed at anyone who is at risk of a mental health crisis or who is struggling to manage their mental wellbeing and would benefit from professional support. In line with the Provider Selection Regime regulations and the process undertaken (Most Suitable Provider) the following notice was previously published: F01: Prior Information Notice - 2025/S 000-002860 The lifetime value…
About the supplier
Bath Mind: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03531040).